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3440 S DEARBORN ST, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 172544

Building Info

Square Footage
144,195 sqft
Higher than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1943
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Douglas
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
20162022222821.728.1
21.7 kg CO2e / sqft
#5 Highest of Offices 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.4x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
3.1x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201620223,1334,0553,1334,055
3,133.4 tons CO2e
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.5x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.7x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 6/7
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  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
This Building Uses District Heating ❗

Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.

Electricity Use
201620229,479,24611,317,2639,479,24611,317,263
9,479,245.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $397,000 for 2022**
Higher than 77% of all buildings
2.5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.9x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu
District Steam Use
2016202216,758,98419,342,80016,758,98419,342,800
17,120,765 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

District Chilled Water Use
2016202214,194,59615,943,96814,194,59615,943,968
14,194,595.5 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 40,794,606 kBTU

23%Electricity42%District Steam35%District Chilling
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20162022417499416.5498.6
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Site Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eSource EUI kBTU / sqftElectricity Use kBTUFossil Gas Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU
District Chilled
Water Use kBTU
Energy Mix
2016 144,195 - 3 27.84,013.6493.311,317,262.8- 17,113,602.3 15,013,835.9
26%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
39%Other
2017 144,195 - 2 28.14,055.1498.610,913,002- 18,028,206 15,943,968
24%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
40%Other
2018 144,195 1.0 - 26.43,803.8457.910,283,474.6- 19,342,799.9 15,344,736
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
43%Other
2019 - 1.0 - --- - -
2020 144,195 1.0 2 24.43,522.4435.910,302,383.5- 16,855,698.2 15,090,912
24%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
40%Other
2021 144,195 1.0 2 23.33,363.4432.39,902,306.4- 16,758,983.9 15,869,075.7
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
39%Other
2022 144,195 1.0 2 21.73,133.4416.59,479,245.7- 17,120,765 14,194,595.5
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
42%Other

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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